Explore the Family Name Wos

The meaning of Wos

Polish (Woś): from a pet form of the personal name Wojciech (see Vojtech). Some characteristic forenames: Polish Andrzej, Genowefa, Jadwiga, Jerzy, Jozef, Pawel, Tadeusz. German Konrad.

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How common is the last name Wos in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Wos has seen a slight decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 43,798th most popular surname, with a count of 464 occurrences for every 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank had slipped to 47,521st, with the count dropping to 446, marking a decrease of approximately 8.5% in popularity and a decrease of nearly 4% in occurrence. The proportional representation of this surname also fell by 11.76%, from 0.17 per 100,000 in 2000 to 0.15 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,798	#47,521	-8.5%
Count	464	446	-3.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.15	-11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wos

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of individuals with the surname Wos identify as White - 95.69% in 2000 and 96.64% in 2010. This represents a slight increase of just under 1%. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic also rose, from 1.72% in 2000 to 2.02% in 2010, a growth of 17.44%. Conversely, the proportion of individuals claiming two or more ethnic identities declined dramatically, from 1.51% in 2000 to zero in 2010. There were no recorded individuals with this surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either of these census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.69%	96.64%	0.99%
Hispanic	1.72%	2.02%	17.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.51%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%